For your Consideration. EV Chargers and Data Security Standards.

Does your regualtion or legislation have data security requirements or standards for EV chargers?

Consider this: Cyberscoop says Schneider Electric’s car charging stations get crucial patches the affected chargers are available at offices, shopping centers, hotels and other public spaces.

Regulatory TREND. Anatomy of a Newly Approved EV Program.

As part of a $58 million rate increase by a Sonsumers Energy, Michigan Public Service Commission approved Consumers Energy’s PowerMiDrive EV.

The EV initiative will:

$10 million
3 year plan to incentivize the deployment of EV chargers
Focused on EV chargers at homes, apartments, schools, workplaces and other public charging sites
Chargers will also be deployed at highway locations
includes 2 off peak plans:
- low off-peak electricity rates between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- super off-peak period…

2019 Changes to a State EV Program. The new qualification standards:

Massachusetts revamped its EV incentive program for 2019 by:

Decreasing the rebate to $1500 from $2500
Requiring that the vehicle be fully electric/fuel cell
sticker price of the car must be under $50,000 to qualify

Clean Technica | Massachusetts Reboots Its EV Incentive Program

Regulatory TREND. EV policies to encourage EV use.

Arizona regulators have finalized new EV charger policies that include:

encourages investor-owned utilities to develop new rates
ecourages investor-owned utilities to develop pilot programs supporting EV growth
ensures recovery of “prudent costs” spent to develop charging stations
requires development of optional rate design tariffs to encourage off-peak charging
develop outreach and education programs focused on EVs, infrastructure and electrification of the transportation sector

What…

State Funds for Utility Crafted State EV Rebate Programs.

California has allocated more state funds for 2019 EV rebates that will be distributed by utilities.

Here’s how EV rebates work in California:

customers will out an application
backed with state funds distributed to utilities
- SCE’s rebate has gone from $450 to $1,000
- PG&E has upped theirs from $500 to $800
- SDG&E’s program allows each owner to apply for the credit each year,
each utility has slightly different qualifications for who can apply

Electrek | California utilities are…

New Study Boosts EVs as part of Comprehensive Energy Plans.

Massachusetts’ newly released, The 213-page Comprehensive Energy Plan, recommends EVs as part of its “clean, affordable, and resilient” in-state energy.

Mass Live | New Massachusetts energy plan zeroes in on vehicles and buildings for emissions reductions

Massachusetts Comprehensive Energy Plan

Lege TREND. Registration Fees. Repeal of Delegating Authority. 4 Key Points.

Last legislative session, Arizona Legislature gave a state agency power to increase vehicle registration rates.
The agency raised car registration rates by $32
- The agency first thought the fee would be $19 during the legislative session
The first bill of the next legilativve session, SB1001 (AZ | 2018), repeals this autority and increase
The Governor signed the bill and said the Legislature balanced the budget without raising taxes.
- The fee is not considered a tax by the Governor
- Consti…

EV Policy. EVS v. Hybrids. 3 reasons to ban hybrids from EV policies.

Why should hybrids be banned from EV stations?

Hybrids use a lower 3.7kW rate
Hybrids will take longer to charge as a result
Hybrids block EVs from using chargers because of the slower charge rate

Auto Express | Ban plug-in hybrids from EV charging bays, say experts

High Speed Rail Audit in California. Biggest Cost Driver?

Not acquiring land prior to beginning construction is cited as the largest cost driver according to an audit of California’s High Speed Rail project.

Rushed construction contributed to $600 million in cost overruns in a single segment of the high spped project.

What happens if the project fails to accelerate the project? It will be forced to repay up to $3.5 billion to the federal government

Sacramento Bee | Rushed construction cost high-speed rail $600 million and delays mount, audit finds

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Regulatory TREND. Gender X Option on Drivers Licenses.

Colorado residents can choose, Gender X, non binary, on their driver licenses.

How did it happen?

Emergency rule by the Colorado Department of Revenue
Result of 1 year of work with Gov. John Hickenlooper’s Joint ID Task Force to discuss adding a third gender option on the state’s driver licenses and identification cards

Governing | Gender X Comes to Colorado: Residents Can Choose Non-Binary Option on Driver’s Licenses